I was able to squeeze into the April 3rd date!! woo hoo!!

Who else is on the 3rd??

Congrats! I'm right behind you on the 22nd!

April 4th here!

April 2nd!

April 3rd here, checking in. Finally starting to get nervous about the actual surgery part of it all. I've been taking control of my eating and drinking habits, but haven't given much thought to the operation itself. Now that worry is finally arrived! Ha.

April 3rd! Anxious n nervous

Well I am now 3 days out and I hope I am on the mends! I am feeling a little discomfort when I drink anything but I could be drinking to much.

How are you all doing that were sleeved on the 3rd?

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I'm having a hard time distinguishing between general surgery soreness and gas. It hurts to take deep breaths, which makes walking a bit painful. But other than that, liquids and foods are going down without complications *knock on wood*. I tried plain Water the day I checked out of the hospital and that gave me an awful cramping feeling. Sometimes when I'm getting to the end of a meal, I get that feeling too, so I assume that's a sign I should stop. It's worked well so far. I'm living on gatorade between meals but I've also had a couple of Protein shakes. All in all, I have been very lucky.

Have you tried different fluids and different temps of fluids? And are you using a sippy cup? The hospital gave me an 8 ounce one and said to just drink one of those per hour.

I ended up having surgery on April 2nd instead but I'm feeling decent.... Better than I anticipated . However I still get some cramping and nausea. I'm walking n getting around otherwise ok.

Personally I'm not using a sippy cup I've been using a teaspoon or just taking small sips n doing well with that. I'm preferring warm or room temp liquids as the cold ones really bother me in the smallest amount.

I was done on the 3rd also. How are you all making out getting your protein in? I'm getting there. How is your pain at this point? (6 days out) My insicion is good until I turn or stretch the wrong way..then...yowza. My first follow upDr. Appt is on Thursday.

My pain is much improved over the last day or so. I woke up feeling rough, so I took a pain pill, but since then I've just been doing extra strength tylenol. Will probably do the same tomorrow and see if I can make it without by Friday. If I have to spend another day in my apartment after that, ugh. Do you just have one incision? Mine was laproscopic, so I just have 6 small holes. I've heard being cut open feels waaaaay worse, so stay strong on that front.

I'm a weirdo apparently. I've met my liquid and Protein goals the last 4 days. Just had to find the types and flavors that worked for me.

How is everyone else doing on their activity? I did 10k steps on Saturday and 11k on Sunday, but I'm struggling to make it today. Just too humid out for my tastes and the pain pills made it so much easier those days.

I did have the laproscopic...there's just one area on the upper right that's giving discomfort now. I know it's getting better each day. I'm meeting the minimum requirements on liquid/protein. I feel like the actual internal stomach workings are doing well. My belly noise and spasms have really slowed down over the last two days. I'm on full liquid for another 7 days. I'm very excited to get out and really start walking.

So just wanted to find out how you all are doing! I am down about 58-60 lbs. and I am feeling great!

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Down 69lbs and ran a 5K this morning! I feel great but wow...the losing has certainly slowed. How about the rest of you? losing a lot of hair but it doesn't seem to be noticeable yet. What is everyone eating at this point?

Down 133 total, including pre-op loss. I'm still losing, but some weeks it will be 1 pound and others it will be 5. Working out more seems to help really keep the losses going.

A 5k? That's fantastic! I'm still not comfortable running (still waaay too much shaking around), but I can't wait. I have been doing hour long high impact dance classes, ellipticals, golf, etc.

Definitely losing a lot of hair. Nioxin seems to be slowing it down and I'm taking 5mg Biotin and garlic oil daily to keep it from getting noticeable (lucky to have thick hair, so far it's just me that notices as I handle my hair daily).

I'm up to 4 ounces of food, 3 times a day, with fruit/veggie Snacks in between if I want. Still don't get terribly hungry, though. I eat a lot of baked chicken, lettuce, shrimp & grits, eggs. This week I made a sweet potato/pork dish in the crockpot, just to throw in some higher calories in as I increase my workouts. I get anywhere between 600 and 800 calories a day in food. How about others?

I have been stalled for past 2 months which is frustrating. I have a hard time getting the recommended protein in which I've been told can cause a stall. Otherwise I feel great.